Lack of sanitation, clean water killing kids, says Unicef
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has called on governments, civil society groups and citizens of nations to remember the children as World Water Day was marked last Friday.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has called on governments, civil society groups and citizens of nations to remember the children as World Water Day was marked last Friday.
The Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Council, the Department of Education (DepED), and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched this February an innovative project called Early Learning for Life which aims to help children ages 3-5 years old get ready for school.
The Australian government on Monday announced that it would offer an additional P126 million in aid to the victims of typhoon “Pablo” as a response to the latest appeal made by the Philippine government and the United Nations for the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by the disaster.
The Australian government on Monday announced that it would offer an additional P126-million aid to the victims of Typhoon Pablo as a response to the latest appeal made by the Philippine government and the United Nations for the on-going humanitarian crisis caused by the typhoon.
UNICEF has appealed for almost $1.4 billion to meet the immediate, life-saving needs of children in 45 countries and regions globally gripped by conflict, natural disasters and other complex emergencies this year. Funds raised by the annual appeal will also go towards improving disaster preparedness, and to strengthening the resilience of communities to withstand and minimize the impact of new shocks.
UNICEF Philippines through its online fundraising event Auction for Action held from 1st to 7th October 2012, raised over P3 million to help the poorest and most vulnerable children in the Philippines.
Here’s good news for advocates of breast-feeding in the country. The breast-feeding rate among mothers in the Philippines has significantly increased, according to three major United Nations agencies.
UNICEF appealed for $4.2 million (3.2 million euros) on Tuesday to help an estimated 200,000 children in the flood-ravaged Philippines.
Taking time off from a farewell tour with his football team LA Galaxy, David Beckham made a surprise visit Friday to a UNICEF-supported children’s shelter in Manila.
The United Nations Children’s Fund has allocated $85.5 million (about P3.76 billion) for its child welfare programs in the Philippines in the next five years, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Children will be among those most affected by climate change, according to a report released early this week by Unicef.
Unicef (United Nations Children’s Fund), with its global partners, is marking World Breastfeeding Week with a call for the benefits of breastfeeding to be broadcast beyond clinics and delivery rooms to the public at large, particularly to young people. Breastfeeding is directly linked to reducing the death toll of children under five, yet only 36 [...]
